Magadan - Seymchan - Omsukchan

On June 16, 1951 at 12:25 PM, Magadan - Seymchan - Omsukchan experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by MVD - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del, with the event recorded near Mt Nevskaya Magadan oblast.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft left Magadan Airport at 0925LT under Visual Flight Rules with good weather conditions. En route, these conditions worsened and it was not possible to reach the crew due to communication issues. The pilot took the decision to cancel the intermediate stop in Seymchan and continued directly to Omsukchan. While the weather conditions became marginal and the visibility dropped, the crew went into a steep valley and dead end. In such conditions, the pilot in command increased power but the aircraft hit trees and crashed on the slope of Mt Nevskaya at an altitude of 1,380 meters. The wreckage was spotted a day later about 40 km southwest of Omsukchan. All eight occupants, among them two children, were evacuated. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-H986, MSN 1 02 473 10, year of manufacture 28.